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November 5, 2008
Van Jones, one of our nation's most dynamic and insightful orators, perhaps put it best before a fired-up Netroots Nation [1]. "It's naïve to expect the next president to fix everything that's broken," Jones told digital activists assembled in Austin not too long ago. "In fact, I don't think we even need a president to fix all our problems. All we really need is a president who will stop breaking everything -- then maybe we can fix all our problems ourselves!"
Jones' remark, while meant as a general observation, can also be specifically applied to the many media problems facing our
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November 5, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Election Protection Wiki: The One-Stop Website for Guarding the Vote
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. CIA Contractor Offers to Keep the Peace on Election Day
2. Bush Pushing Anti-Consumer, Anti-Environment "Midnight Regulations"
3. Secretary of State Project Gives Dems a Bigger Say in Key Battleground States
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Boo! It's Rick Berman Behind the Mask
5. Market Crash Hits Political Attack Groups
6. Lobbyist's Front Group Joins the Anti-ACORN Bandwagon
7. Iraqi Party Comes to the United States Read more
1. Election Protection Wiki: The One-Stop Website for Guarding the Vote
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. CIA Contractor Offers to Keep the Peace on Election Day
2. Bush Pushing Anti-Consumer, Anti-Environment "Midnight Regulations"
3. Secretary of State Project Gives Dems a Bigger Say in Key Battleground States
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Boo! It's Rick Berman Behind the Mask
5. Market Crash Hits Political Attack Groups
6. Lobbyist's Front Group Joins the Anti-ACORN Bandwagon
7. Iraqi Party Comes to the United States Read more
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October 29, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Russo Marsh PR Bashes Obama from Coast to Coast
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Newspapers Fall Further
2. Citizen Journalists Protecting the 2008 Election
3. Big Oil's Charm Offensive
4. Health Warning Labels Make People Want to Smoke
5. Weekly Radio Spin: Voting Too Important to Watch
6. Fitz-Pegado Among the New Lobbyists for a "Democratic Iran"
7. Second UK Consultation on Nuclear Power Also a Sham
8. Pentagon Flack Leaves as Investigation Continues
9. Newspapers Are Dead; Long Live Newspapers Read more
1. Russo Marsh PR Bashes Obama from Coast to Coast
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Newspapers Fall Further
2. Citizen Journalists Protecting the 2008 Election
3. Big Oil's Charm Offensive
4. Health Warning Labels Make People Want to Smoke
5. Weekly Radio Spin: Voting Too Important to Watch
6. Fitz-Pegado Among the New Lobbyists for a "Democratic Iran"
7. Second UK Consultation on Nuclear Power Also a Sham
8. Pentagon Flack Leaves as Investigation Continues
9. Newspapers Are Dead; Long Live Newspapers Read more
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October 22, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Spin, Hype, and a Hoax Involving "Joe the Plumber"
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Counting Electronic Votes in Secret
2. Cherry-Picking Skeptic
3. Documents Show Tobacco Industry Conspired Against Airline Smoking Ban
4. Judith Miller Lands at Fox News
5. DCI Group's Stealth Campaign Torpedoed Freddie Mac Reform
6. Weekly Radio Spin: How to Negotiate Climate Change Treaties and Influence People
7. And Now, for the PR Bailout
8. Bisphenol A: A Chemical with Deep-Pocketed Friends
9. US Navy's Elite Read more
1. Spin, Hype, and a Hoax Involving "Joe the Plumber"
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Counting Electronic Votes in Secret
2. Cherry-Picking Skeptic
3. Documents Show Tobacco Industry Conspired Against Airline Smoking Ban
4. Judith Miller Lands at Fox News
5. DCI Group's Stealth Campaign Torpedoed Freddie Mac Reform
6. Weekly Radio Spin: How to Negotiate Climate Change Treaties and Influence People
7. And Now, for the PR Bailout
8. Bisphenol A: A Chemical with Deep-Pocketed Friends
9. US Navy's Elite Read more
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October 15, 2008
== BE A CITIZEN JOURNALIST ==
1. Help Fight Voter Suppression from Home with the Election Protection Wiki!
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Secret Papers Reveal Tony Blair Sold Out to Big Tobacco
2. Edelman's "Carbon Messaging": COP15 Means Business
3. Slow Learners
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Rebranding Occupation, from Iraq to Palestine
5. PR Consultant Gave Palin a Boost into the National Spotlight
6. Government Agencies Pre-emptively Spin the Bush Years
7. AIG's Got the Public's Money to Burn
8. Pfizer Turns Failure into Success Read more
1. Help Fight Voter Suppression from Home with the Election Protection Wiki!
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Secret Papers Reveal Tony Blair Sold Out to Big Tobacco
2. Edelman's "Carbon Messaging": COP15 Means Business
3. Slow Learners
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Rebranding Occupation, from Iraq to Palestine
5. PR Consultant Gave Palin a Boost into the National Spotlight
6. Government Agencies Pre-emptively Spin the Bush Years
7. AIG's Got the Public's Money to Burn
8. Pfizer Turns Failure into Success Read more
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October 8, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America's Right to Vote
2. The Beginning of the End of Cigarettes for Sale in Pharmacies?
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Deceiving Images
2. US Contractors Paid to Pack Iraqi Media with Propaganda
3. Conflicted Pentagon Pundits Asked to 'Fess Up
4. Will New Propaganda Ban Have an Impact?
5. Supreme Court to Hear Case About Low Tar/Low Nicotine Fraud
6. Not Following the Pharma Money
7. Costly Silence
8. Weekly Radio Spin Read more
1. The Election Protection Wiki: A Dynamic Website Helps Safeguard America's Right to Vote
2. The Beginning of the End of Cigarettes for Sale in Pharmacies?
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Deceiving Images
2. US Contractors Paid to Pack Iraqi Media with Propaganda
3. Conflicted Pentagon Pundits Asked to 'Fess Up
4. Will New Propaganda Ban Have an Impact?
5. Supreme Court to Hear Case About Low Tar/Low Nicotine Fraud
6. Not Following the Pharma Money
7. Costly Silence
8. Weekly Radio Spin Read more
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October 2, 2008
If you are like me, the pundits, and 99.9% of the American public, you really don't know much about economics. And despite Monday's refreshing moment of rebellion in the Congress, in all likelihood the House and Senate will pass a modified version of the $700 billion handout this week to fat cat Wall Street financiers.
The likely result, according to Nobel economist Joseph Stiglitz: "The unemployment rate will still increase, growth will remain anemic, house prices will continue to fall, the number of houses in foreclosure will continue to rise, credit will be harder to get,
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October 1, 2008
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. New York Times Managing Editor Admits Pre-War Failings
2. Radioactive Grassroots
3. Hill & Knowlton Engages "Influencers" for the IMF
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Lies, Damn Lies and Military Invasions
5. "Clean Coal" Boosters Plan to Ridicule Renewable Energy
6. Guns and Buttering Them Up, in Iraq
7. Eli Lilly: Yet Again, One Small Step Ahead of Congress
8. It's Not Rocket Science
9. Will Marketers Say: Save the Planet, Buy Less Stuff?
10. British Shell Game on Carbon Emissions
11. A Veneer of Read more
1. New York Times Managing Editor Admits Pre-War Failings
2. Radioactive Grassroots
3. Hill & Knowlton Engages "Influencers" for the IMF
4. Weekly Radio Spin: Lies, Damn Lies and Military Invasions
5. "Clean Coal" Boosters Plan to Ridicule Renewable Energy
6. Guns and Buttering Them Up, in Iraq
7. Eli Lilly: Yet Again, One Small Step Ahead of Congress
8. It's Not Rocket Science
9. Will Marketers Say: Save the Planet, Buy Less Stuff?
10. British Shell Game on Carbon Emissions
11. A Veneer of Read more
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September 24, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. Winter Soldier: Eyewitness Accounts of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
2. Stealth Marketers Gone Wild: Will the FCC Act?
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Rick Berman Gets Fat off the Obesity Industry
2. Just the Picture, No Words
3. Nuclear Waste on the Move
4. Whatever Industry Wants
5. Is This a Job for the Ethically Challenged?
6. Climate Changers Go Lobbying
7. PickensPlan Pushed by Patton Boggs
8. Reach Out and Smear Someone
9. Weekly Radio Spin: Bailing Out with Golden Parachutes Read more
1. Winter Soldier: Eyewitness Accounts of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
2. Stealth Marketers Gone Wild: Will the FCC Act?
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Rick Berman Gets Fat off the Obesity Industry
2. Just the Picture, No Words
3. Nuclear Waste on the Move
4. Whatever Industry Wants
5. Is This a Job for the Ethically Challenged?
6. Climate Changers Go Lobbying
7. PickensPlan Pushed by Patton Boggs
8. Reach Out and Smear Someone
9. Weekly Radio Spin: Bailing Out with Golden Parachutes Read more
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September 17, 2008
== BLOG POSTINGS ==
1. The Gardasil HPV Vaccine: Not the Shot in the Arm Merck Hoped for
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Public Diplomacy 2.0
2. PR Driving 'Carbon Neutral' Greenwashing
3. "Fixers" Fail to Keep Mortgage Execs' Parachutes Golden
4. An Unhealthy Impact on Local Reporting
5. Weekly Radio Spin: Like Ads, Only More So
6. That Fixes Everything
7. A Climate Change Skeptic and His Supporters
8. Rebuff for Coal Power Giant
9. Government Flunks Secrecy Test
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1. The Gardasil HPV Vaccine: Not the Shot in the Arm Merck Hoped for
== SPIN OF THE DAY POSTINGS ==
1. Public Diplomacy 2.0
2. PR Driving 'Carbon Neutral' Greenwashing
3. "Fixers" Fail to Keep Mortgage Execs' Parachutes Golden
4. An Unhealthy Impact on Local Reporting
5. Weekly Radio Spin: Like Ads, Only More So
6. That Fixes Everything
7. A Climate Change Skeptic and His Supporters
8. Rebuff for Coal Power Giant
9. Government Flunks Secrecy Test
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